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New £28m contract drawn up in Hammersmith to speed up housing repairs
In March, the local authority approved the termination of its repairs contracts - covering the north and central parts of the borough - with Morgan Sindall
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Scaffold accident has led to year’s delay in Hammersmith town hall project
The Hammersmith Civic Campus scheme has also been affected by Brexit but the 2022 accident sparked an investigation which has hampered progress at the site.
Police issue appeal after pensioner bundled to the ground suffered broken hip
On Tuesday, July 2, at around 1pm, an 85-year-old man was attempting to board the 220 bus at Hammersmith bus station when he became the victim of aggression
The 2 London bus routes that could be merged as TfL plans to get rid of one of them
Both routes currently operate with five or more buses per hour and TfL describes them as routes where passengers 'tend not to look at the timetable before arriving at the stop'
King Street Vape Shop Was Being Run by Crime Gang
Trading Standards officers make their biggest ever seizure of cigarettes
Six Weekend Closures of Hammersmith Bridge Announced
Pedestrians and cyclists won't be able to cross for 24-hour periods
One-woman Show on Lockerbie Tragedy at Barons Court Theatre
Amy Engelhardt lost five classmates to terrorist attack
Safety Concerns Cause More Delays for Civic Campus
Two builders were seriously injured on Hammersmith Town Hall site
National Recognition for Locally-based Law Firm
Berris Law appears in Legal 500 UK for its criminal practice
Trio jailed for total of more than 34 years after gang rape of 13-year-old
The victim read out a victim impact statement, a part of which said: “I have gone over the date a million times thinking of what I could have done differently to change the outcome of what happened to me. No matter what I change, it would’ve ended the same way."
Shots Fired Outside West Kensington Night Club
Police say firearm discharged following altercation in the early hours
Mayor Clashes with Greens Over Heathrow Expansion
Declines to sign letter expressing concerns over third runway
Riverside Art Group to Hold Annual Exhibition
Local group to display its work at POSK on King Street
Three Men Jailed for Raping Thirteen-year-old Girl
Trio lured victim from Hammersmith tube station
Council Ditches Housing Repairs Contractor Morgan Sindall
Wates appointed to deal with backlog of defects in borough housing
Post Office worker died of asbestos, inquest finds
Joseph Chumnery, who was born in the West Indies in 1940, died at Charing Cross Hospital in September this year.
Fire Hits Four Storey Building on Edith Road
Investigation launched after room destroyed on top floor
Hammersmith and Fulham Council awards £28m repairs contract to keep on top of housing mould and repairs
Some homes have previously stayed empty, with families on the housing list unable to move in because repairs haven't been completed quickly
Eel Brook Common festival can go ahead – but with provisos
More than 60 residents, local groups and ward councillors had objected to A1 Hospitality’s plans to host the event on Eel Brook Common in Fulham.
Fulham street food festival given the green light with music and comedy planned too
The event will take place on Eel Brook Common over a weekend